major premise

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
major premise
    n 1: the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term
         (which is the predicate of the conclusion) [syn: {major
         premise}, {major premiss}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
major premise \major premise\ n. (Logic),
   That premise of a syllogism that contains the major term
   (which is the predicate of the conclusion). Contrasted to
   {minor premise}.
   [WordNet 1.5]
    

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